Goldman suit

Amerigroup shareholders sued the insurer’s board and Goldman Sachs, which advised on its nearly $4.5 billion pending sale to WellPoint, saying Goldman had an incentive, through a complex derivative transaction with Amerigroup to get a deal done quickly.

Apple chunk

Apple shares rose 19 percent to a record $648.11 and its market value rose to $602.3 billion on speculation that production has started on a smaller version of the iPad and a new television product.

Ann up

Ann Inc., parent of Ann Taylor and LOFT stores, topped expectations with second-quarter profit of $30.7 million, up from $24.8 million, a year earlier.

Hotel deal

Strategic Hotels & Resorts is buying Manhattan’s Essex House Hotel from Dubai Investment Group for about $362.3 million.

Jobs blues

Unemployment rates rose in July from June in 44 states, including those where the presidential election fight is expected to be fiercest, the Labor Department said.